Urban Poetry 2011

Urban Poetry is contemporary culture festival that took place around urban areas in Riga, Latvia in September 2011. This year's program included workshops, lectures and performances by celebrated urban poets Aoife Mannix and Jacob Sam-La Rose (UK) and Van G. Garrett (USA).
More information about Urban Poetry festival: http://www.urbanpoetry.lv

What is urban poetry and poetry slams? Can you teach and learn poetry?
British Council Latvia had a chance to ask these questions to participants of Urban Poetry festival - Katrina Vastlave, curator of poetry slams at Totaldobze Arts Center and urban poets from UK, Aoife Mannix and Jacob Sam-La Rose.

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Education

Tags:

• British
• Council
• Latvia;
• Urban
• Poetry;
• Jacob
• Sam-La
• Rose;
• Aoife
• Mannix;
• Poetry
• slams;
• Totaldobze
• Arts
• Center;
• KIRK